West Point

David Moniac graduated from the US Military Academy at West Point in 1822. He was the academy’s first American Indian graduate and the first graduate from the state of Alabama. Moniac was born in 1802 in present-day Montgomery County, in what was then part of the Mississippi Territory. His mother…

life is work, dude! — What is work? Life is work, Dude! We come out fighting to breathe through air instead of water. Our Mother’s fight to get you out of their body in one fabulous piece is legendary and lengthy. Their effort is one serious commitment. A Father’s effort is deep. Their parents efforts…

Rebuild your fire by revisiting your roots. — My wife and I have four kids, ages 13–24. It’s just the way God gave them to us. We took a family trip from Friday to Tuesday. It was the first one in a long, long time (meaning years). …

High Praise for The Line from Publishers Weekly: “Mayer has crafted a military thriller in the tradition of John Grisham’s The Firm.” Kirkus: “So convincing, that by the last page, readers may doubt the official version of the last 50 years.” Written by a New York Times Bestselling Author, West Point Graduate and Green Beret. I wrote The Line some years ago. My main inspiration was to update the classic Seven Days in May. But I was also concerned about the growing power of the military-industrial cabal. The one that has kept us in forever war for varying reasons.